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Strategy RPG · Tactics

Fire Emblem

Separate worlds, separate wars. Pick any entry — this guide shows how the Switch games relate.

Games on Switch
5
Story complexity
Light
Consoles
Switch · Switch 2
Start with Fire Emblem EngageSee the playing order

The story, simply explained

What is it?

A turn-based strategy series where you move units around a map like chess, and fallen allies may be gone for good.

What is the story about?

Each mainline game is usually a new world with its own war, kingdoms and heroes.

Who are the main characters?

Every game has its own cast. Three Houses has Edelgard, Dimitri and Claude; Engage has Alear.

Why play it?

Strategy battles combined with strong character relationships that unlock as you fight together.

Is the story connected?

Mostly not. Three Hopes is linked to Three Houses; Warriors is a crossover. Everything else stands alone.

How many games should I play?

Just one to start. Engage for pure tactics, Three Houses for story, Fortune's Weave on Switch 2.

Choose your playing order

Stories are independent, so this order is about difficulty and fun, not plot.

  1. 1Engage
    Start here

    Fire Emblem Engage

    2023Elyos

    Switch 1Switch 2: check compatibility

    Alear wakes after a thousand-year sleep and gathers magic rings that summon heroes from past Fire Emblem games.

  2. 2Three Houses

    Fire Emblem: Three Houses

    2019Fódlan

    Switch 1Switch 2: check compatibility

    You become a teacher at a military academy and choose one of three student houses to lead — a choice that changes the whole story.

  3. 3Warriors: Three Hopes

    Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

    2022Fódlan (alternate story)

    Switch 1Switch 2: check compatibility

    A new mercenary, Shez, joins the Three Houses cast in an alternate version of events.

    Play after Three Houses.

  4. 4Fortune's Weave
    Latest chapter

    Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

    2026The capital city of Dagsion

    Switch 2 only

    Four very different heroes compete in the Heroic Games, a tournament held in the capital city of Dagsion.

  5. 5Warriors
    Optional

    Fire Emblem Warriors

    2017

    Switch 1Switch 2: check compatibility

    Twin royals join forces with famous Fire Emblem heroes in a crossover battle.

Gear for the journey

Storage, cases, controllers and headsets that suit long story games.

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Sources · last checked 2 Nov 2026
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